JUST ASSUME THAT ANYTHING I SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN WAS TO APPEASE MY LEFT:

Obama, in Canada, Warns Against Protectionism (JONATHAN WEISMAN, 2/19/09, WSJ)

President Barack Obama, in his first foreign trip, sought to reassure Canada that he had no intention of turning some of his campaign rhetoric on trade into actual barriers between the U.S. and its largest trading partner.

"Now is a time where we've got to be very careful about any signals of protectionism, because as the economy of the world contracts, I think there's going to be a strong impulse, on the part of constituencies in all countries, to see if they can engage in beggar-thy-neighbor policies," Mr. Obama said.

Much better to beggar the netroots.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 19, 2009 8:13 PM